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LIDICKEN
1988
ornithology student of P. Sherman & S. Smolen
Dick Holmes - leading Dartmouth up course in
Tropical Ecology; arrived for lunch on 5th
7 Feb - tour to Volcan Poas arranged by Horizontes Travel
Agency through IUCN. Tour guide = Woody Moyos,
former of Cal U, & has been in CR for 3+ yrs; studied of
Don Jarzen & works mainly on Osa Peninsula.
Also visited towns of Gracia & Sarchi.
8 Feb - travel home via Miami.
Birds seen = Costa Rica
RPV = Rio Puerto Viejo; LS = La Selva; VP = Volcan Poas
Gt. Blue Heron - sev. RPV
Snowy Egret - 1 "
Little Blue Heron - 15+ RPV
Green Heron - 1 RPV.
Cattle Egret - frequent in mats.
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Semi-plumbeous Hawk - 1 LS
Spotted Sandpiper - 20+ RPV
Ruddy Ground Dove - 1 LS
Blue Ground Dove - 3 "
Olive-headed Quail-dove - 2 pr. LS
parrots, parakeets; possibly parrot let seen
flying overhead at LS but none could be identified.
Grouse killed Ani - 5+ near LS